This image is taken from a photo of the painting as the original digital image is no longer available.

I think if I was a touring preacher and spoke about one topic, it would be about the grace of God.  From when I was a brand-new believer through to today over 3 decades later, thinking about God’s grace makes my heart sing.

This is a painting about a follower of Jesus and a non-follower.  We are both the same – illustrated by the 2 black crosses in the white box.  The black crosses represent our inner sin.  The white boxes represent our bodies that hide our inner turmoil.

The follower of Jesus is protected by Jesus’ sacrifice – unearned and undeserved by the follower.  In the book of Exodus 12:1-30, the story of the first Passover is recorded when the Israelites, while slaves in Egypt, used the blood of the sacrificial lamb to put on their door frame, so that death would pass over their house and not kill the first born.  Jesus was the fulfilment of the first Passover, himself being called ‘The Lamb of God’ and was crucified during the annual Jewish Passover festival.

The bottom right-hand corner of the painting is a quote from Ephesians 2:18 and is worded as a conversation to an unbeliever.  Unfortunately, due to the photograph it cannot be seen, but it probably is fitting as the verse is partially covered to illustrate our uneasiness to be ‘upfront’ with our witness of our life with Jesus, as often a believer doesn’t know what kind of reaction they will receive when sharing their faith.